3 Flashcards
What does ‘abate’ mean?
To lessen in intensity or degree.
What does ‘abjure’ mean?
To renounce or reject a belief or cause.
What does ‘anomalous’ mean?
Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
What does ‘antipathy’ mean?
A deep-seated feeling of aversion.
What does ‘arcane’ mean?
Known or understood by very few; mysterious or secret.
What does ‘arduous’ mean?
Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
What does ‘artless’ mean?
Without guile or deception; innocent and simple.
What does ‘ascetic’ mean?
Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from indulgence.
What does ‘assuage’ mean?
To make an unpleasant feeling less intense.
What does ‘betray’ mean?
To reveal or make known something, often in violation of a trust.
What does ‘bucolic’ mean?
Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
What does ‘burgeon’ mean?
To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
What does ‘cacophonous’ mean?
Involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
What does ‘canonize’ mean?
To officially declare a deceased person to be a saint.
What does ‘censure’ mean?
To express severe disapproval of someone or something.
